Podcasts about Bain

104.3 WQAM presents a collection of conversations about the Miami Hurricanes this week from The Joe Rose Show, Tobin & Leroy, and Hochman, Crowder & Solana

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Hour One of the Good Morning Football Podcast begins with a look at NFL prospects Sonny Styles and Rueben Bain Jr. at the NFL Combine! Hosts Sherree Burress, Kyle Brandt, Manti Te'o, and Isaac Rochell discuss the Colts future with Anthony Richardson. Back to the Combine, is vertical jump a big deal for someone playing on the defensive line? Plus, Fmr NFL OT Terron Armstead recalls his Combine experience and gives his thoughts on Patriots lineman Will Campbell. Stay tuned for Patriots safety Jaylinn Hawkins coming up in Hour 2 of the GMFB Podcast! The Good Morning Football Podcast is part of the NFL Podcast NetworkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seth and Sean discuss everyone hoping that Jeremiyah Love doesn't end up with the Chiefs, Rueben Bain Jr.'s historically short arms being a story, and how Nick Caserio says he would change one Combine drill if he could.

Rueben Bain has very short arms and the Chiefs come up short on the NFLPA team report cards.Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss Bain's measurements, NFL PA Report Card and troubled WR's.- What sub 31-inch arms mean to Bain's fvalue?- Is Bain worth the 9th pick in the draft?- Could another DE be a better fit?- Where else could the Chiefs look at #9?- Better but still not good on the NFL PA Team Report Card.- Andy Reid comments on Tyreek Hill.- What the Rashee Rice lawsuit means to the Chiefs?

The NFL Combine is in full effect and we will give some updates and get into the conversation surrounding Miami Hurricanes top prospect and first rounder Reuben Bain as well as the concerns surrounding Carson Beck… is his arm strength good enough? Tobin is concerned about Bam Adebayo after the game yesterday as he seems very frustrated with the way the team is playing… could he request a trade at the end of the season? We then dip into our mixed bag as we hear from Louis Redick, Erik Spoelstra, and more!

The Titans made a huge trade that impacts the NFL Draft strategy. What does Jermaine Johnson add to the front and how does that change who they take at No. 4? Then what have we learned about edge rushers, linebackers and the top of the draft from the Combine? James Foster and Braden Gall talk Tennessee Titans. Be sure to watch the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠440 Sports YouTube channel.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In Nashville? Support great local taprooms and breweries: ⁠⁠⁠Yazoo Brewing Company⁠⁠⁠ on the river in Madison Elite food and beer from ⁠⁠⁠Tennessee Brew Works⁠⁠⁠ downtown ⁠⁠⁠East Nashville Brew Works⁠⁠⁠ in Wilson County and the Eastside

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Standout Hurricanes DE Reuben Bain is currently the center of social media reaction after he registered the third-shortest arms in NFL Combine history. But Crowder calls out anyone thinking Bain won't be an elite NFL talent.

2.26.26 Hour 1 1:00- Rueben Bain Jr. and David Bailey both got their measurements at the combine... And some people may be concerned. 20:00- Daniel Jeremiah from NFL Network believes that the top DE's could be gone by pick #7... Then what for Washington?

Rueben Bain Jr. and David Bailey both got their measurements at the combine... And some people may be concerned.

Miami Dolphins On SI Publisher Alain Poupart and Deputy Editor Dante Collinelli discuss the latest developments from the scouting combine in Indianapolis and what they mean for the Miami Dolphins, along with other topics. Make sure to follow Alain on Twitter at @PoupartNFL and Blusky at @alainpoupart.bsky.social, and for more (free) Miami Dolphins content, visit Miami Dolphins on SI at si.com/nfl/dolphins.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hour 3 kicks off with Canes basketball head coach Jai Lucas joining to discuss the Hurricanes as they head into the postseason, including how he manages players in today's social media-driven environment and praise for Tru Washington's impact off the bench. The conversation then shifts to the Miami Dolphins, where the crew breaks down the fallout from overpaying Tua Tagovailoa, the unlikelihood of finding a trade partner, and debates whether giving Malik Willis a $30 million deal makes sense, while emphasizing the importance of building through the draft. Finally, the discussion turns to Reuben Bain and his draft stock, with critics nitpicking his shorter arms, but Kim Bokamper provides context from a former linebacker's perspective, ultimately agreeing that Bain's tape speaks for itself and he should be just fine at the next level.

The crew discusses the draft buzz around Rueben Bain, noting how critics are nitpicking his shorter arms and debating how that could impact his draft stock. They reflect on other players in past drafts who faced similar scrutiny over physical traits or aspects of their game. As a former linebacker, Kim Bokamper provides insight into what Bain's arm length really means on the field, ultimately concluding that Bain's tape speaks for itself and he should be just fine at the next level.

With the news of Bain having shorter arms, The Drive wondered what fans concern is with his arm length.

In hour 2 of the show: - Reuben Bain is at the combine any chance he can fall to 11 where the Dolphins are picking? - Bain or Francis Mauigoa who would you want if available for the Fins - Thursday's Mix Bag

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Joan Barnes wanted to meet new moms and that was the inspiration for a place for moms to hang out with other moms. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor, which is… Well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. Here’s one of those. [Tommy Cool Plumbing, Cooling & Heating Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast, Dave Young here with Stephen Semple, and we’re talking about empires. Stephen just whispered the name of the topic into my headphones, and I recognize it, but I don’t recognize it. I don’t have any direct experience with this other than when I was a little kid watching Romper Room, but I don’t think it’s the same thing. The topic is Gymboree, but it sounds like it’s probably related, but I doubt that it is. Stephen Semple: Gymboree is not big any longer. There’s a bit of a sad story on that. Dave Young: It was a place though, wasn’t it? Stephen Semple: Right, it was, and it was huge at one point. It was part of the culture and it was mentioned in movies. It was a really, really big deal at one point. Dave Young: Yeah, here’s the issue. Here’s why I don’t remember it. I didn’t grow up in a place. It wasn’t the kind of place it would have a thing. I think I told you I drove 100 miles on our first date to go to Starbucks at a Barnes and Noble. Stephen Semple: It wasn’t even a real Starbucks. Dave Young: No, it wasn’t even a standalone Starbucks. Stephen Semple: Well, to give you an idea how big it got in 2010, Bain bought the company for $1.8 billion, 1.8 billion, and seven years later it went bankrupt. Dave Young: Oh, boy. That’s a bigger story than Gymboree if we wanted to go there. But let’s go go with building the empire. Stephen Semple: Let’s go with the building of the empire. Dave Young: How many buyout people does it take to ruin a company? Not many. Stephen Semple: But here’s the thing that’s interesting about this story. We often talk about this whole idea of unleveraged assets, and unleveraged assets becomes a very, very big part of this story. It’s very, very cool. The business was founded by Joan Barnes in 1976. She grew up outside of Chicago, studied dance and English in college, and got married. They moved to the West Coast. She’s this new mom in this new area looking for connections, and she started to host these get togethers with parents and kids at a local Jewish center. Joe Barnes, her husband, was a journalist. This journalist background becomes important a little bit later. As I mentioned, they grew up outside of Chicago and they picked up and moved and landed in San Francisco, where he got a job. And then they moved out to a suburb in 1973. She was basically lonely. 1973 was actually one of the lowest birth years in a long time, and so she was looking for people who had kids. Both of their families, both her family and his family, were back on the East Coast, and so she wanted to meet other moms. At this point, this whole idea of play groups didn’t exist. It was this new idea. And so she was in this dance company and had a friend in the company, and this friend had been offered a job to run activities for kids in a local community center. She was nervous to do it. Joan suggests, “Why don’t we share this idea?” And so it was a preschool after school programs. Joan went to a local YMCA that had this gym that they had set up called Kindergym, and she went and she checked it out. Everything there was this full-sized gym equipment and they modified how it was being used, but it was like full sized trampolines and full sized this and full sized that. As soon as she saw it, she had this vision of what it could be. Dave Young: I mean, there’s nothing funnier than a five-year-old on the uneven bars. Stephen Semple: Yeah, there you go. Dave Young: I’m just saying. But go ahead. Stephen Semple: So she had this vision: scale down the equipment, make it colorful, add music, lively teacher. This could be something really special, and maybe this is what could be done at the Jewish center. Now, some of the things were available it turns out she found out for special needs kids and the rest needed to be built, so she started to do that. But here’s the other thing. She knew how to get press to promote this. She had learned from her husband. She created a story of what the plan would be like, and she managed to get this big full page feature article in the local newspaper. In 1976, they opened this Kindergym in the JCC, and it’s immediately this huge success. It’s oversold. They hire preschool teachers to run the program. The goal was for the kids to have fun and let moms connect with other moms. That was the goal. It’s so successful they open another one in a center close by, and at this point they get approached by an entrepreneur, Max Shapiro, to put up some money. Basically the idea was, let’s do more of these. I’ll put up the money, you run them. Max Shapiro had run a basketball camp with Rick Barry, who was an ex-basketball player, that he had sold. He had some money kicking around to do this. They went down to San Montejo and they opened a Kindergym in a temple there, and they hired someone of the preschool background to run it and did the same idea. Joe went and got a story in a local paper, big story in a local paper. Basically it filled up, and she was running it almost like a franchise. They expand to five or six locations, and at this point she buys out Max and she makes the people that are running these couple of locations partners. It’s 1976, and there’s nine locations in California. They’re making a little bit of money. Joan decides she’s going to get a license to open franchise. Here’s the thing, she didn’t get any legal advice on setting any of this stuff up. She tries to trademark Kindergym, and she’s running this for a couple of years as a franchise until she discovers you can’t franchise Kindergym. It’s too generic a name- Dave Young: Oh, because kindergarten, kinder… Stephen Semple: But she’s already got these franchises isn’t been operating under the name Kindergym. They’re trying to think of different names, trying to think of different names. One day, one of the names sticks. Her husband even calls and the says, “Gymboree, Gymboree, Gymboree.” What a great name, Gymboree. They decide to set it up as Gymboree, and she decides to do it right this time. She goes out and gets some advice, a guy by the name of Bud Jacob, who has experience in franchising, likes the idea, likes her, and decides to help her out. It’s 1982 and they need to raise some money, and Bud introduces her to Stuart Muldaw, who invests. Now at this point, they’re still renting church halls. This is how they’re doing it. They’re going and renting church halls. It’s no leases, none of this other stuff. It’s handshake agreements. He invests $300,000 into the business for 30%. Here’s what they’re looking for. They’re looking for women that were just like Joan when she started this. They’re looking for women in their late 20s, early 30s who are raising families but wanted to do something, wanted to do something more, wanted to bring some extra income into the household. Their strategy is they’ll create a PR strategy in every community that they’re thinking about going to, so just replicating the idea. Again, remember Joe knows how to create this because of her husband, and also was very successful. But here’s another idea that they created. They also did advertorials in the Wall Street Journal. For those who don’t know what advertorials are, their advertisements that look like an editorial. Dave Young: Yeah, you write your own news report, news story, and then pay to have it placed in the paper. Stephen Semple: Right, and this speaks to how well she understands influencers. Because what she was looking at when she created these advertorials, they were not written to the women. They were written to the husbands. The whole idea is the father would read this article in the Wall Street Journal, this advertorial, and think to themselves, “This would be perfect for my wife,” which is really interesting because so many people would want to target the buyer instead of targeting the influencer. Dave Young: We call it indirect targeting. You write an ad that’s ostensibly an employment ad for your company. But when you talk about the kind of people you want to hire, you’re really talking to every consumer out there saying, “No, this is the kind of people that we are.” I love that, I love that. Stephen Semple: But today, so few people think that way. It’s all about target, got a target. But here she was purposely targeting the influencer, targeting the father who would read it, this be perfect for my wife. Now, here’s one of the things they were really picky on. Fit was one of the biggest things. If they didn’t think there was a good fit, they didn’t offer the person the franchise, and they focused on the East Coast. At this point, they’re focusing because they didn’t need help on the West Coast. LA was exploding. A lot of the people that they had focusing in on already understood press and media because they were actors on the side and all this other stuff. The West Coast was growing organically, so they were focusing these advertorials and whatnot on the East Coast. Here’s how much it was growing. By 1986, they have 400 centers. They’re doing 15 million in sales in 400 centers. But here’s where the problem happened. Audio: Stay tuned. We’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this. [Using Stories To Sell Ad] Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off. Trust me, you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: Here’s how much it was growing. By 1986, they have 400 centers. They’re doing 15 million in sales in 400 centers. But here’s where the problem happened. Joan realized the franchising model was flawed. It was never going to work. The franchisees could not pay enough money to pay for the support that head office was providing because they were all like these really tiny businesses. They felt like they couldn’t charge much more because there was competitors popping up because it didn’t cost a lot to get these things started. They couldn’t reduce the service they were supporting. Here’s this business, 400 units, all looking great. It’s being mentioned in press and all this other stuff. But the business side is failing, so they needed to figure out another way to make money because the investors needed to get repaid, right? They thought, “Hey, maybe here’s what we could do. Maybe we do licensing because everybody knows the Gymboree name.” Dave Young: Merch. Merch. Stephen Semple: Yeah, so they go out and they get a whole pile of great licenses. But guess what? After about a year, almost all of them dropped them because the products didn’t sell. Hasbro then looks at doing an acquisition event, so they think, “Okay, great.” It felt like a bailout for Joan and a lifeline. Literally, they’re at the stage. Joan and her lawyer and the senior management team have flown to New York to sign the deal with Hasbro. She’s in the hotel and she gets a telephone call from one of the VPs of Hasbro who says the deal’s off. Dave Young: The deal’s off. Just like that? Stephen Semple: Just like that. Her team is there, the investors are there, her lawyer’s there, and they’re supposed to meet the next day, and the deal is off. She’s devastated because she now has to go back and tell everyone that this is off. She’s so completely spent this point she says she’s got to go for the weekend to her cabin in the Sierras. She basically looks at her team and says, “You got to think of another plan. You got to think of another plan. This franchising isn’t working. The Hasbro’s deal’s off. We need another plan.” Guess what? what’s the unleveraged asset that they have, Dave? Dave Young: Well, their name. I mean, we’ve got all these kids in there. Stephen Semple: Yeah, so she comes back because they have this great brand, but they have a business that can’t make money. She comes back and sitting on her desk is a sketch of a play center right next to a retail store. Dave Young: There you go. Stephen Semple: Actually, what they end up doing was putting the play center at the back of the store. Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: What’s the asset that they have? Moms coming in to drop their kids off, parents coming in to drop their kids off. And what are they going to do when their kids are playing? Dave Young: Walk clear through the store. Stephen Semple: Clear through the store. It’s like having the gift shop at the back of the museum. When you leave the museum, you got to walk through the gift shop. Dave Young: It’s the milk and eggs back in the back of the grocery store. Stephen Semple: Exactly, unleveraged asset. And so here’s what they decide to do. They’re going to sell their own apparel, sell, play equipment, toys, all that stuff. They’re going to do as much as they can, where they’re going to brand it all themselves. Basically you got to walk through the gift shop, and the gift shop is what’s going to make the money. The play center is the draw that brings people in. They went back to the board to ask for money to invest, and they agree to do a test store. That then for a whole bunch of reasons, ends up becoming two test stores. One of the things that freaked Joan out at the time was one of the people on the board was very close to the folks at Gap. She gets a meeting with Gap, and Gap says to them, “We love the idea so much. We’re launching Gap Kids in a few months.” Dave Young: Oh, great. Thank you, we’re stealing the idea. Stephen Semple: It was one that was so far along she’d even say it wasn’t that because they were like, “Literally, we’re opening in four months Gap Kids.” Dave Young: They already were watching and saw that this paying attention to little kids can pay off. Stephen Semple: Yeah. But anyway, they launched in 1987. I want you to go back to 1987 because in 1987, malls were really big, and getting into a mall… You couldn’t just get into a mall. Malls had to approve you. They were very picky, right? Now, it’s still that way for really high-end luxury malls today. But you couldn’t just pick up the phone and say, “Hey, I wanted to open in a mall.” But what Joan was able to do is the Gymboree name was so well-known she was able to leverage the name. She was able to leverage the idea that parents will be coming in, dropping their kids off, and wandering around. She got into a couple of really great malls, and here’s what ended up happening. That Christmas, her two locations were the highest dollar per square foot sales in the entire mall. Dave Young: In the mall? Okay. Stephen Semple: So that huge success, huge success. Based upon that success, she was able to go out and raise $6 million to expand the business. 17 years later, Bain comes along and buys the business for $1.8 billion and then bankrupts eight, seven years later. Dave Young: I wonder how much of the equity she still owned. Stephen Semple: I don’t know because one of the things that happened- Dave Young: I mean, she sold that 30% chunk and that early guy… I hope she did well. Stephen Semple: One of the things is she did well, but she was completely uninvolved with the company by the time Bain bought the company, she recognized when it was growing that it was beyond her abilities. But she also had some real health issues with some eating disorders and things along that lines, and so there was a certain point after the raise of $6 million and they were doing the really rapid expansion that she actually left the company. She had a whole pile of health issues that she went, “You know what? I’ve got to deal with all of this. I actually need to step back and step away from the business.” I didn’t want to explore all of that. What I wanted to explore was the success that she had of building this business and this whole idea of… To me, it was really interesting. You and I often talk on this podcast, what are the unleveraged assets of the business? They had it there in front of them, and they were forced to look for it when all of a sudden it was, this franchise model cannot make money. They explored every possible way, and there was no way for it to make money. The sale falls through and suddenly it’s like, well, what do we do? The unleveraged asset was we have all these people coming to our locations. We have all these kids- Dave Young: All we got to do is find a location that wants this traffic. Stephen Semple: Yeah, all these kids are coming. Dave Young: They’ll want us if they want the traffic. Stephen Semple: Right? It’s like the whole movie theater. Again, when movie theaters were much bigger than they are today, you would have a mall where you put a movie theater. And then that would attract all sorts of restaurants around it because the movie theater brings people to the location. The anchor tenant back in the day. We had the anchor tenant in the mall. That brought people to the mall. They had that asset there and were not leveraging it. Dave Young: I mean, to have that designation of the highest dollars per square foot in the mall, that was before at Apple Stores, but she held that position for a bit, right? That’s pretty cool. Stephen Semple: Yeah, and it was all from, okay, we’ve got these people coming in. It’s no easy task, no easy task. People coming in, we should sell them stuff. They love Gymboree, so let’s sell them branded Gymboree apparel, branded Gymboree toys, and all that other… Dave Young: And the brand just doesn’t exist anymore? They bankrupted it and… Stephen Semple: Still a few around. I think there’s a company that now that’s trying to revive it and things along that line. I didn’t look too far after the whole Bain thing was like- Dave Young: Yeah, in my mind I’m thinking, okay, well, she did all this before social media, too. That’s pretty amazing. Stephen Semple: But what she leveraged was and what she knew was how to create PR. Dave Young: Yeah, I love videos of kids falling off playground equipment for some reason. Or there’s one where you’ve probably seen the meme of the perfect job doesn’t exist. Oh wait, it’s a guy on a skating rink throwing a big ball at kids and knocking them over. I’m like, “Okay, yeah, sign me up.” Well, that’s a cool story. There’s several reasons I didn’t really know much about it. I was born at the wrong time when she was up and running big. I was a young guy in his 20s without any kids living in a town that didn’t have a mall and blissfully unaware of all the things that were affecting us. But what a cool story, and good for her for building it up and making a nice, big, juicy exit. Stephen Semple: When I heard it just jumped out at me just because of it being such a good example of an unleveraged asset that they were forced to find because of all these other challenges. That’s often the thing that we’re doing when we’re going and visiting businesses is that whole, what are the assets? Is it a story? Is it thing? Is it- Dave Young: Oh, absolutely. It’s fun. To me, that’s the fun of the one-day sessions that we do, which is you start pulling at threads looking for those. They don’t even realize it, but that’s really what you’re looking for. What do you have that we can leverage in a good way that people just don’t understand that you do or that you have or where you are or who you are? Those kinds of things. Stephen Semple: They didn’t realize they had it until they were forced to look for it. Dave Young: Great fun. Well, is there a Gymboree for old men? I should probably go. Stephen Semple: There’s a business opportunity. Dave Young: We just go in and play around on equipment. Not serious weightlifting, but you’d get some work in. Stephen Semple: There you are. Dave Young: I can, probably. Thank you for bringing the Gymboree story. Stephen Semple: All right, thanks, David. Dave Young: Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please share us. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a big, fat, juicy five-star rating and review at Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to schedule your own 90-minute Empire Building session, you can do it at empirebuildingprogram.com.

Software default rates could hit double digits as AI disruption spreads and loans come due, according to Bain Capital. “We’re going to see real stress,” said Angelo Rufino, the firm’s head of special situations in North America and corporate special situations in Europe. “We will see a full credit cycle as the reckoning really comes to resize capital structures to the earnings power of these business models,” he tells Bloomberg News’ James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence’s David Havens in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. They also discuss investment-grade private credit, data center debt and asset-based finance, including the rise of music-royalty deals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) We made it to Indy! And we didn’t even need a Winnebago(0:55) GUEST: Miami Edge Rusher Rueben Bain Jr. on his “Hurricane” nickname(20:35) GUEST: Ravens Head Coach Jesse Minter on Jim Harbaugh’s unbelievable stories(36:05) Prospects impressions: The ones who stood out most to Chris(44:00) GUEST: Miami Edge Rusher Akheem Mesidor on learning to play football in CanadaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send a textIf you're a non-MBA advanced degree (PhD, MD, JD, PharmD, etc.), this is your roadmap into consulting.Bridge Programs are one of the fastest – and most misunderstood – paths into firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, L.E.K., ClearView, Oliver Wyman, and more. With 2026 deadlines upon us, timing matters.In this episode, we break down exactly how advanced degree candidates can win.You'll walk away with:A clear understanding of how bridge programs work – and how they fast-track you to interviews and offersA step-by-step game plan to position your academic background for consultingThe confidence to navigate resumes, networking, digital assessments, and case interviewsA concrete action plan you can start executing todayThese programs are competitive and high-signal. If you're serious about breaking into consulting this year, this is where you start.Resources:Bridge Program Details: See 2026 eligibility and key deadlines by firmConsult with Katie: Explore whether a Management Consulted program is the right fit for you (15-min call)Black Belt: Structured coaching to win your consulting offerBook with Ish: Get personalized bridge strategy and case prep guidanceJoin the last-ever Strategy Sprint (March 7-14)Build consulting experience, boost your resume, and make a real impact on this 1-week consulting project (the last-ever project) MBB Undergrad Timelines Are Moving UpApplication deadlines are the earliest we've ever seen; join Black Belt for a structured, MBB-led prep plan + coaching + resume editsConnect With Management Consulted Schedule free 15min consultation with the MC Team. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube! Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and industry insights! Join an upcoming live event - case interviews demos, expert panels, and more. Email us (team@managementconsulted.com) with questions or feedback.

Hour 3 kicks off with Alex Donno joining to react to a playful, rap battle–style roast between Mario Cristobal and Kirby Smart at an awards ceremony. Donno breaks down the Miami Hurricanes football roster as the program looks to replace NFL-bound talent like Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor, highlighting his concern for the offensive line over the defensive front. He also dives into the Canes' draft outlook, explaining why landing Francis Mauigoa or Bain at pick 11 would be ideal for the Miami Dolphins, while providing insight on Mesidor and defensive back Keionte Scott. The conversation lightens with discussions about first concerts, WWE, and gift ideas for a friend's 40th birthday, before the guys preview tonight's matchup between FSU and Miami.

Canes insider Alex Donno breaks down the NFL Draft outlook for Hurricanes football, focusing on standout prospects Francis Mauigoa and Rueben Bain Jr.. Donno says it would be a dream scenario for the Miami Dolphins to land either player at pick 11, while also noting how draft discourse often shifts from praise during the season to nitpicking in the pre-draft process. He credits Mauigoa and Bain as foundational pieces in Mario Cristobal's push to bring “The U” back to national relevance, and adds that Akheem Mesidor has first-round talent even if his stock may land slightly lower. Donno also offers thoughts on defensive back Keionte Scott and where he could fit at the next level.

Climate resilience is no longer a distant or abstract concern for businesses. From rising heat and water stress to supply chain disruption and higher operating costs, quieter climate impacts are already shaping how companies plan, invest, and compete.   In this episode of The Optimistic Outlook, Erika Gupta, Global Head of Sustainability at Siemens Financial Services, is joined by Harry Morrison, Partner at Bain & Company, to explore what resilience really means for business today. Together, they discuss how severe weather dynamics show up in day-to-day operations, why action often lags even when risks are well understood, and how better data, analytics, and AI are helping leaders see and respond to risk more clearly.   The conversation looks beyond risk avoidance to examine how resilience can strengthen performance, support long-term growth, and help organizations make better decisions. Show notes: Transcript: https://assets.ctfassets.net/17si5cpawjzf/7oJC8z0fb4YhwgrsW8J3qS/26d5cd98a0e31eed2aa98fe01efdc021/022426-gupta-morrison-optimistic-outlook-transcript.pdf The CEO Playbook for Climate Resilience: https://www.bain.com/insights/the-ceo-playbook-for-climate-resilience-ceo-sustainability-guide-2025/ Infrastructure Transition Monitor: https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/sustainability/infrastructure-transition-monitor-report/?acz=1&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23448235816&gbraid=0AAAAADEuPPM0SpA6QyiRjstvf154OVNCH&gclid=CjwKCAiAs4HMBhBJEiwACrfNZZfbMu0Y94Sr06CXOu6gggqnHIgCTHIGpLEg3pq4lkJc9YT5YM_DOBoCfGgQAvD_BwE Digital Business Optimizer: https://www.dbo.siemens.com/?utm_source=optimistic_outlook_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=optimistic_outlook_podcast_with_bain_on_resilience&utm_id=E-qftC

Episode #245 features a rare public interview with Jodie Auster, Global Head of Airports & Travel at Uber, and recently the Strategic Advisor to Uber's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi. In conversation with Vidit Agarwal, Jodie reflects on her journey from a risk-embracing Melbourne upbringing and early career in emergency medicine to leadership roles across Bain, Scoopon, Thumbtack and Uber, where she scaled Uber Eats through bold marketing bets and later worked directly with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. She speaks candidly about burnout during COVID,  the craft of executive facilitation, influence without authority, risk as a two-way door, stepping away from a high-profile Regional GM role, and the questions she asks new team members to create the best team culture. Please enjoy exploring your curiosity! ________ This episode is part of a special limited series showcasing Innovation supported by the City of Sydney. Visit the City's website here: cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au To support this podcast, check out our some of our sponsors & get discounts: → $1,000 off Vanta: Your compliance superpower — vanta.com/high If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us or recommend future guests, email us at contact@curiositycentre.com today! Join our stable of commercial partners including the Australian Government, Google, KPMG, Vanta, Allens, Notion and more. ________ Show notes and more episodes here Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter Get in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly here Contact us via our website ________ The High Flyers Podcast features in-depth interviews with the world's most influential figures in business, tech, finance, government and sport. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past three years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200+ episodes released, and featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW. Our guests include -- Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Anil Sabharwal (Global VP, Product at Google), Jason Collins (Head of BlackRock, Asia Pacific), Jodie Auster (Global Head of Travel, Uber), Stevie Case (Chief Revenue Officer, Vanta), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Jean-Michel Lemieux (CTO, Shopify + Atlassian), Sweta Mehra (EGM, NAB; ex CMO, ANZ), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Sam Sicilia (Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus), Craig Tiley (CEO, Tennis Australia), John Haddock (CBO, Harvey), Niki Scevak (Co-Founder, Blackbird Ventures), Mike Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), Trent Cotchin (3x Premiership Winning Captain, Richmond FC), Peter Varghese (Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Australian Government), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Matteo Franceschetti (CEO, Eight Sleep) and more.

Hour 3 kicks off with Alex Donno joining the show as Omar Kelly explains why a $30 million price tag for Malik Willis is far too high after only six NFL starts, noting that backup QBs rarely succeed when thrust into starting roles. The conversation then turns to hoops, with the Canes falling in a tough game against Virginia, but still showing enough promise to be ranked and remain NCAA Tournament contenders according to Donno. The discussion shifts to the NBA as the crew praises Pat Riley's new statue in LA, comparing it to Dwyane Wade's Miami statue, and then touches on the Canes football roster coming together for the upcoming season. Donno also weighs in on Miami's draft prospects, highlighting Francis Mauigoa and breaking down potential selections like Mesidor and Bain, while the crew briefly reacts to NBA YoungBoy making headlines for his 13th child at age 26.

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Send a textIn this episode of the B2B Go-To-Market Leaders Podcast, Vijay Damojipurapu sits down with AJ Gandhi, Chief Growth Officer and Go-To-Market Operating Partner, to unpack what it really takes to build a high-performing, holistic GTM engine.With a career spanning Bain, McKinsey, venture-backed startups, Salesforce, RingCentral, and private equity, AJ brings a rare 360-degree perspective on strategy, sales, marketing, partner ecosystems, and post-sales execution.AJ defines go-to-market as the entire lifecycle journey of a customer — not just sales — and explains why most companies underperform because they fail to integrate product, marketing, sales, partners, and customer success into a unified system.They dive into:Why GTM must be holistic across the full “bow tie,” from acquisition to expansion and advocacy.The diagnostic framework AJ uses to assess strategy, talent, execution, and performance in portfolio companies.How to identify waste in sales coverage, geography expansion, marketing spend, and organizational design.Why partner ecosystems follow the 80/20 rule — and how doubling down on top partners drives disproportionate returns.The importance of measuring value realization, not just selling ROI promises.How to elevate mid-level business problems to CFO-level strategic priorities through economic impact framing.Lessons from scaling enterprise and mid-market GTM motions — and the danger of straying from your ICP.Why pricing optimization and expansion within existing customers often deliver faster impact than new logo acquisition.The leadership discipline required in the first 100 days of a transformation.And AJ's advice to rising GTM professionals: master the fundamentals, focus on the 80/20, and develop influence without authority.This episode is a masterclass in combining strategic rigor with execution discipline — and a reminder that sustainable growth comes from fundamentals done exceptionally well.Connect with Vijay Damojipurapu on LinkedInBrought to you by: stratyve.com

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Jay Singh, Founder and CEO of Casper Studios, joins the podcast to explore what it really takes to move AI from experimentation into production.Casper Studios is an AI services firm that partners with organizations to design, build, and deploy AI systems that deliver measurable business impact. The company has supported clients across industries, including Netflix, Pepsi, hedge funds, private equity firms, and large healthcare providers, helping them operationalize AI and rethink how work gets done.With a team drawing experience from LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Bain, and advisors connected to leading AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic, Casper Studios works across the full lifecycle of AI adoption, from discovery through deployment, while reshaping workflows and decision making along the way.In this conversation, Jay shares his practical, outcome-driven perspective on AI implementation, what separates pilots from production systems, and how leaders can approach AI as an operational transformation rather than a technology experiment.

The guys break down the Miami Hurricanes' top draft prospects, with Rueben Bain and Francis Mauigoa both expected to go in the top ten — and debate whether one could slip to the Dolphins at pick 11. They highlight how strong performances in the College Football Playoffs have already given NFL teams plenty of tape to evaluate, meaning neither player really needs additional workouts or combines. The conversation shifts to quarterbacks, examining how much a QB's success depends on surrounding talent and coaching, using Cam Ward's struggles in Tennessee as an example. Finally, the guys discuss which NFL situations and coaching staffs give QBs the best chance to succeed at the next level.

Send a textI went to the beach (literally) during my first month at Bain.Technically, I was allowed to. Strategically, it quietly hurt my early trajectory.In this episode of Consulting Unpacked, Jenny Rae breaks down the biggest mistake she made in her first month – and what she wishes she had done instead.You'll learn:Why “unstaffed” is a career opportunity – not time offHow early visibility and eagerness shape who gets the best projectsWhat to do in your first weeks to position yourself for rapid promotionThis is the reality no one tells you before you start.If you're about to join a consulting firm, this is how you avoid falling behind before you even realize it.Additional Resources:Create a free profile + access the Job Board (1K+ jobs)Get the free Case Prep Plan (step-by-step guide to win case interviews)Get full prep support with Black BeltJoin the last-ever Strategy Sprint (March 7-14)Build consulting experience, boost your resume, and make a real impact on this 1-week consulting project (the last-ever project)Connect With Management Consulted Schedule free 15min consultation with the MC Team. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube! Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and industry insights! Join an upcoming live event - case interviews demos, expert panels, and more. Email us (team@managementconsulted.com) with questions or feedback.

I recently started doing some of these episodes with a cold open, however, this episode commands a bit of a backstory.Many of you are familiar with Matt Bain as he is certainly one of the original Vintage watch dealers in the world still working today. He has sourced some of the finest pieces the community has ever seen and he's widely known among the top collectors in the world.For me, however, it was back in 2009 when I first met Matt. I was working at James Perse in Malibu, when in walks this gentleman who I could tell was not a local resident. As I began to ask him questions to get to know him a little bit, he told me he sold watches. For example, Ralph Lauren, and more specifically, the RRL store around the corner was one of his accounts. I had seen the odd vintage Rolex submariner in their case lines before, but I guess I just didn't realize it was being sourced by someone outside of the company. This was around the same time that I started reading Hodinkee as well as writing my own fashion & lifestyle blog, Screaming Mouth.Matt told me he went by “Watch Commander,” so I continued to check his website off and on for years to come. I didn't see Matt again until last year in Miami when I attended the Antique Show for my first time. I walked up to his booth, re-introduced myself, basically explaining to him that there's no way he would remember me, but we had met some 15+ years ago. Matt actually said that he indeed recalled that meeting, and we started chatting immediately. I kindly requested that he come on the show, and here we are roughly a year later. As many of you know, I returned to Miami a few weeks ago, and fresh off of my red eye flight, I took an Uber over to Matt‘s office where we recorded this conversation.Matt has amazing taste not only in watches but in cars as well. I was beyond excited to sit down with him as he's been someone I've looked up to from afar for over a decade, so this was a special one for me.Matt and I talk about his early days as a dealer, his affinity for Art, the best investment he ever made, as well as his furniture business, which I'm not sure many of you know about, and course we touch on his car journey as well.This one was a long time coming, so I hope you enjoy it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit standardh.substack.com/subscribe

Award-winning filmmaker and author Barnet Bain joins The Brand Called You to explore creativity, belonging, ego, and the daily practice of friendship. Drawing from Hollywood, spirituality, and his book How to Be a Friend in an Unfriendly World, Bain reflects on connection, self-awareness, and remembering the love at the heart of all relationships.00:38- About Barnet BainBarnet is an award winning filmmaker and an author. His latest book is titled How to Be a Friend in an Unfriendly World.

More than half of Americans say job insecurity is crushing them with stress. So how do some people look like they've always had it figured out? Spoiler: they haven't.  Host Elizabeth Weingarten traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to pull aside C-Suite leaders, entrepreneurs, and founders from companies like BetterUp, Zoom, Bain & Company, and more to talk about the moments when work inexplicably shifts—the layoffs, the pivots, the feeling of being completely stuck.  From Dr. Becky Kennedy discovering that admitting "I don't know" was actually the path to knowing herself, to Ray Wang's father asking him "what are you worth?" before he started his own company, to Josh Kallmer's "happiness matrix" that pulled him out of his darkest professional period, these leaders show that navigating uncertainty is what makes great leaders. Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  If you're trying to skill up, head to Udemy.com  Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast Subscribe to our Substack: workshifthappens.substack.com  Leading Up: The Work Shift is produced by Udemy in partnership with  ⁠Pod People⁠.

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Si vous avez déjà entendu dire qu'un bain chaud avant de dormir aide à mieux dormir, ce n'est pas un simple mythe : il existe des bases scientifiques solides derrière cette recommandation. Une grande méta-analyse publiée dans Sleep Medicine Reviews — qui a regroupé plusieurs études contrôlées sur l'effet d'un bain ou d'une douche chaude avant le coucher — montre des bénéfices réels sur la qualité du sommeil, notamment une réduction du temps d'endormissement et une amélioration de l'efficacité du sommeil lorsqu'un bain chaud est pris environ 1 à 2 heures avant de se mettre au lit. Le mécanisme principal derrière cet effet repose sur un principe physiologique fondamental : le rôle de la température corporelle dans l'endormissement. Le corps humain suit un rythme circadien, une horloge interne qui régule de nombreux processus biologiques, dont la température centrale. Naturellement, avant de s'endormir, notre température corporelle centrale baisse progressivement – c'est un signal biologique qui dit à notre cerveau qu'il est temps de dormir. C'est ici qu'un bain chaud agit comme un déclencheur. Lorsque vous entrez dans un bain à une température élevée (environ 40–42,5 °C), votre température centrale augmente légèrement. Ce réchauffement n'est pas directement ce qui favorise le sommeil. En réalité, ce qui se passe ensuite est clé : lorsque vous sortez du bain, votre peau est plus chaude et vos vaisseaux sanguins périphériques sont dilatés. Cette dilatation accélère la perte de chaleur vers l'environnement, ce qui conduit à une chute plus rapide de la température centrale du corps. C'est cette diminution plus rapide – comparée à si vous n'aviez pas pris de bain – qui envoie au cerveau le signal que le moment est venu de dormir. Cette baisse de température active des voies cérébrales et hormonales impliquées dans l'endormissement, notamment les processus qui favorisent la libération de mélatonine et l'activation du système nerveux parasympathique, responsable de la relaxation. En clair, ce rituel d'eau chaude favorise à la fois un alignement plus efficace sur votre horloge interne et une mise au repos de votre organisme. L'étude souligne aussi l'importance du moment et de la durée : le bain doit être pris suffisamment tôt avant le coucher (environ une heure et demie avant) pour permettre à la température du corps d'augmenter, puis de redescendre. Si vous prenez un bain juste avant de vous coucher, vous pourriez temporairement maintenir une température centrale trop élevée, ce qui retarde plutôt l'endormissement. En résumé, un bain chaud avant d'aller au lit favorise mieux dormir parce qu'il tire parti du système naturel de thermorégulation du corps : en chauffant d'abord votre noyau interne puis en facilitant une chute plus rapide de la température centrale, il active les signaux biologiques qui préparent votre organisme à l'endormissement. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Dive into the 2026 NFL Draft's edge rusher class as host Ryan Schlipp dissects the top prospects with in-depth analysis, stats, and compelling backstories. From breakout stars to injury comebacks, this episode uncovers what makes these players potential game-changers for teams like the Packers. Get ready for a deep dive into tools, traits, and tape that could shape the league's future pass rush. Spotlight on elite talents like Ruben Bain and David Bailey, including their dominant stats, pro comps to Micah Parsons and Von Miller, and how they stack up as top-five picks. Exploring under-the-radar risers such as Cashus Howell's "ghost move" and Zion Young's Senior Bowl dominance, plus concerns like arm length and injury histories. Breaking down versatile prospects like Keldrick Faulk and TJ Parker, with insights on their builds, breakout seasons, and family football legacies. Discussing high-risk, high-reward types like R. Mason Thomas and Akeem Mesidor, including off-field flags, age factors, and projection to NFL roles. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Subscribe, rate, and review on your favorite platform to stay in the loop on all things Packers. Follow @Pack_Daddy on X for more insights and join the conversation! Tell me your thoughts on this one — I want to hear from you. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ My Board:  https://nfldraftgrades.com/board/83a18c42-7a0b-4590-8d1b-453e49840d02  

Dive into the 2026 NFL Draft's edge rusher class as host Ryan Schlipp dissects the top prospects with in-depth analysis, stats, and compelling backstories. From breakout stars to injury comebacks, this episode uncovers what makes these players potential game-changers for teams like the Packers. Get ready for a deep dive into tools, traits, and tape that could shape the league's future pass rush. Spotlight on elite talents like Ruben Bain and David Bailey, including their dominant stats, pro comps to Micah Parsons and Von Miller, and how they stack up as top-five picks. Exploring under-the-radar risers such as Cashus Howell's "ghost move" and Zion Young's Senior Bowl dominance, plus concerns like arm length and injury histories. Breaking down versatile prospects like Keldrick Faulk and TJ Parker, with insights on their builds, breakout seasons, and family football legacies. Discussing high-risk, high-reward types like R. Mason Thomas and Akeem Mesidor, including off-field flags, age factors, and projection to NFL roles. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Subscribe, rate, and review on your favorite platform to stay in the loop on all things Packers. Follow @Pack_Daddy on X for more insights and join the conversation! Tell me your thoughts on this one — I want to hear from you. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ My Board:  https://nfldraftgrades.com/board/83a18c42-7a0b-4590-8d1b-453e49840d02  

Farzin reacts to Field Yates' mock draft where he has the Chiefs taking Jeremiyah Love over Rueben Bain Jr. Farzin makes a case for both Love and Bain at No. 9 and tells you who he thinks the Chiefs will take. Use promo code FARZIN for $20 off SeatGeek for first time customers! Follow Farzin on: Facebook Instagram X/Twitter TikTok Follow The Chiefs Zone on: YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok

Welcome back! Fellas just right into it talking about the recent RB coach job opening and then take a look at how the defensive depth chart looks early on with the latest additions and subtractions. Pull up! It's 26!

Send us a textIn this Strategy Simplified episode, you'll hear a McKinsey case interview example built around a real-world investment decision.The client is a public university considering whether to add an inter-collegiate football program. Led by former McKinsey Senior Associate Jali Packer, this case challenges a candidate to assess costs, revenues, and strategic tradeoffs for a football program at a 10,000-student university in the Southern U.S.If you want to practice structuring an open-ended question like “Is this a good idea?” – and see how McKinsey interviewers test thinking along the way – this case is for you.Work with Jali:View Jali's 1:1 coaching calendarJoin the Black Belt case prep program for personalized coaching with Jali and a prep strategy tailored to your goals and timelineConnect with Jali on LinkedInAdditional Resources:Book a free 15-minute call with Katie to explore coaching optionsWatch more McKinsey, BCG, and Bain case interview demos on YouTubeConnect With Management Consulted Schedule free 15min consultation with the MC Team. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube! Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and industry insights! Join an upcoming live event - case interviews demos, expert panels, and more. Email us (team@managementconsulted.com) with questions or feedback.

Online retail behemoth Amazon is closing all of its branded grocery stores — but already has the greenlight to experiment with a new retail idea: a “first-of-its-kind Amazon superstore” that is coming to south suburban Orland Park. Is this the future of retail, and what does it mean for local businesses and residents? In The Loop finds out more about the approved plan and if it could be a potential blueprint for more “superstores.” We hear from Jim Dodge, mayor of Orland Park, and Steve Caine, partner and retail expert with Bain & Company. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

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Joe and Dave break down the Miami Hurricanes' top NFL prospects, including Rueben Bain Jr., Francis Maiuoga, and Akheem Mesidor, and debate which players could go in the first round. They discuss whether the Dolphins could select Bain or Maiuoga at pick 11. The conversation also covers recent coaching moves, including Bobby Slowik joining the Dolphins and Mike McDaniel landing with the Chargers, plus NFL organizational trends like the Eagles' offensive coordinator search. Canes basketball's strong start to the season and takes on Belichick's Hall of Fame snub and a look back on Hyde's infamous question to Nick Saban as he was getting ready to leave the Dolphins for Alabama.

Joe and Dave break down the Miami Hurricanes' top NFL prospects, including Rueben Bain Jr., Francis Maiuoga, and Akheem Mesidor, highlighting how their strong postseason play has put them on the draft radar. They discuss Penei Sewell's rise from a Mario Cristobal player at Oregon to one of the league's top tackles and debate which Canes could go in the first round. The conversation briefly touches on the Dolphins and whether they'll have the chance to draft Bain or Maiuoga at pick 11.

A wild conference championship weekend sets up Patriots vs. Seahawks in Super Bowl 60, highlighted by brutal weather in Denver and Joe's stance that the elements are simply part of football. We dive into the Heat after Erik Spoelstra's rare, fiery team meeting sparks a response on the road, and break down the Dolphins' offseason as new coordinators arrive with plenty of roster questions still looming. The Hurricanes are well represented at the Senior Bowl and East-West game with Bain and Mauioga projected as easy first-rounders, while Carson Beck's decision not to participate has Joe calling him the “mystery man” of this year's draft. Plus, Canes transfer portal movement, Panthers wins, and more from across the South Florida sports scene.

Sam Darnold leads Seattle to Super Bowl 60 against the Patriots, and Joe breaks down how New England's turnaround and Seattle's success highlight the importance of coaching and having a franchise quarterback. The Dolphins hire Bobby Slowik as offensive coordinator, but Miami still has a long way to go roster-wise. Joe also dives into Miami's NFL draft prospects, spotlighting Bain, Mauioga, and Carson Beck, calling Beck the “mystery man” of this year's quarterback class. Finally, Hollywood's Headlines covers wild stories from a Heat security guard sentenced for stealing memorabilia to ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding turning cartel drug trafficker—plus, Hollywood keeps roasting Joe Schad.